bought MS office-students & teachers, how do I verify I'm student

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confused!

I just bought the Microsoft Office students & teachers edition. I see that
it's cheaper than the standard edition yet it has the same exact programs.
My question is, how do they know I'm a student? Where do I verify it? Does
the software ask me for some kind of student ID? Your response will be
greatly appreciated. Thank you!
 
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Carey Frisch [MVP]

If you are not a student or teacher, then common sense should tell
you that you are not eligible to use it. There is no way Microsoft can
verify your honesty.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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| I just bought the Microsoft Office students & teachers edition. I see that
| it's cheaper than the standard edition yet it has the same exact programs.
| My question is, how do they know I'm a student? Where do I verify it? Does
| the software ask me for some kind of student ID? Your response will be
| greatly appreciated. Thank you!
 
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Echo S

confused! said:
I just bought the Microsoft Office students & teachers edition. I see that
it's cheaper than the standard edition yet it has the same exact programs.
My question is, how do they know I'm a student? Where do I verify it? Does
the software ask me for some kind of student ID? Your response will be
greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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You don't have to verify you're a student when you purchase or install the
Student and Teacher edition.
 
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confused!

Thanks for your response. But my question is, if this edition for teachers
and students is cheaper than the other one, why would someone bother buying
the other one which is twice as expensive? It's just too good to be true to
me. I was told by a customer rep at the store I bought the software from,
that microsoft asks for you to verify that you're a student or else the
system will shut down. Was he wrong? And by the way, what does "Licensed
for noncommercial use" mean? Thanks for your attention to my question.
 
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Carey Frisch [MVP]

Like I mentioned before, if you are not a student or teacher,
you are not eligible to use it.

Academic Discounts for Education Faculty and Staff
http://www.microsoft.com/Educa­tion/AcademicDiscounts.aspx

Limitations of Academic Versions:

--- For noncommercial, educational use only.
--- For qualified educational users only.
--- Non-upgradeable to the next version.
--- Non-transferable.
--- Has installation support only.
--- Has a non-perpetual license that is tied to the eligibility of the user.
(If a user is no longer a student or educator, the license is no longer
valid)

Your right to use the Academic version of Windows XP ends when
you no longer meet the criteria for using the Academic version of XP.

If you do not meet the above criteria, then you cannot use the
Academic Version of Office.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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| Thanks for your response. But my question is, if this edition for teachers
| and students is cheaper than the other one, why would someone bother buying
| the other one which is twice as expensive? It's just too good to be true to
| me. I was told by a customer rep at the store I bought the software from,
| that microsoft asks for you to verify that you're a student or else the
| system will shut down. Was he wrong? And by the way, what does "Licensed
| for noncommercial use" mean? Thanks for your attention to my question.
 
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Carey Frisch [MVP]

The seller of the academic version is suppose to verify your
student ID before selling it to you. If that did not happen,
then technically the sale was illegal.

Are you eligible for academic pricing?
http://www.microsoft.com/Education/Eligible.mspx

Do You Qualify for Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003?
http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/students/doyouqualify.mspx

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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| I just bought the Microsoft Office students & teachers edition. I see that
| it's cheaper than the standard edition yet it has the same exact programs.
| My question is, how do they know I'm a student? Where do I verify it? Does
| the software ask me for some kind of student ID? Your response will be
| greatly appreciated. Thank you!
 
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George Nicholson

why would someone bother buying
the other one which is twice as expensive?
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1) because STE doesn't come with Outlook or Access or....... If it has what
you need, great, but that won't be sufficient for a lot of people.
2) STE does not qualify for the upgrade versions of any current or future
Office release. If you *ever* need/want more Office software than what
you've got right now in STE, you'll probably end up paying more in the long
term than if you had bought an upgradeable retail copy now.

--
George Nicholson

Remove 'Junk' from return address.
 
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George Nicholson

My bad. STE does include Outlook. Don't know what I was thinking.

--
George Nicholson

Remove 'Junk' from return address.
 
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Opinicus

confused! said:
I just bought the Microsoft Office students & teachers
edition. I see that
it's cheaper than the standard edition yet it has the same
exact programs.
My question is, how do they know I'm a student? Where do
I verify it? Does
the software ask me for some kind of student ID?
Click to expand...

The vendor is supposed to verify eligibility at the time of
sale. Most don't. There is no other verification.

The advantage of the lower price of the S&E edition is
offset by the fact that it can't be upgraded to a future
version.
 
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Chris Schatte

confused,
Licensed for non commercial use means that you cannot use your version of
Office to make money from its use. It is strictly for learning...

Chris Schatte
 
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Kevin Shannon

Just to clarify your response, if the Microsoft Office Student and Teacher
edition was purchased when the student or teacher was qualified to operate
the software, the user and his/her household memebrs may continue to use the
Office suite as long as they wish.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/students/doyouqualify.mspx
"You are still eligible to use this product after you or a member of your
household no longer qualifies as an educational user."

Thank you and all of the other MVPs for the great and helpful responses!!

Kevin Shannon
High School Student
Microsoft Partner
 
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